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The Clackmannanshire Bridge is a road bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland which is due to open to traffic on Wednesday 19 November 2008. Prior 1 October 2008 the bridge was referred to as the "upper Forth crossing" while the much disputed name was chosen.¹

The increasing levels of traffic using the existing Kincardine Bridge led to a public inquiry being held into options to ease traffic flow over the Forth and around the small town of Kincardine. In 2000 proposals were put forward for a number of alternatives, one of which was a new crossing running north-northwest of the existing bridge, bypassing the town of Kincardine altogether.^{citation needed}

In 2005 the new crossing was given the go-ahead, and construction began in June 2006, with the sod-cutting ceremony performed by the Scottish Transport Minister, Tavish Scott, accompanied by the Earl of Elgin who as a boy had performed the ceremony for the Kincardine Bridge.^{citation needed}

On completion, the bridge deck will be 1.2km long, weigh 35,000 tonnes and will sit on 25 piers which are each filled with 840 tonnes of concrete.^{citation needed}

A minor row broke out between those local authorities with a vested interest.² Clackmannanshire Council voted to suggest "Clackmannanshire Bridge" - even though two other councils, Fife and Falkirk, are involved and no part of the bridge would be inside the Clackmannanshire area. Fife Council have responded with "Kingdom Bridge" (referring to the historic kingdom of Fife). Other suggestions have included "Wallace Bridge" after Sir William Wallace.³ The Scottish Government intimated that a decision would be made in late 2008 (and was subsequently announced on 1 October).⁴

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Coordinates: 56°04′09″N 3°44′04″W / 56.06917, -3.73444

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